The purpose of this work was to use Monte Carlo simulations to verify the accuracy of the
dose distributions from a commercial treatment planning optimization system (Corvus …

This paper reviews the effect of statistical uncertainties on radiotherapy treatment planning
using Monte Carlo simulations. We discuss issues related to the statistical analysis of Monte …

In this work, we investigate a formalism for monitor unit (MU) calculation in Monte Carlo
based treatment planning. By relating MU to dose measured under reference calibration …

The radiation therapy specific Voxel Monte Carlo (VMC++) dose calculation algorithm
achieves a dramatic improvement in MC dose calculation efficiency for radiation therapy …

In this work we dosimetrically evaluated the clinical implementation of a commercial Monte
Carlo treatment planning software (PEREGRINE, North American Scientific, Cranberry …

Abstract The International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements Report 62
(ICRU 1999) introduced the concept of expanding the clinical target volume (CTV) to form …

Abstract The macro Monte Carlo (MMC) method has been developed to improve the speed
of traditional Monte Carlo (MC) high-energy electron transport calculations without loss in …

Monte Carlo (code GEANT) produced 6 and 15 MV phase space (PS) data were used to
define several simple photon beam models. For creating the PS data the energy of starting …

Monte Carlo studies of dose distributions in patients treated with radiotherapy electron
beams would benefit from generalized models of clinical beams if such models introduce …

Accurate beam modeling is essential to help ensure overall accuracy in the radiotherapy
process. This study describes our experience with beam model validation of a Monaco …